Systems and methods for controlling power motion furniture

Abstract

The present invention relates to power motion furniture, power motion furniture systems and methods of using the same. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for controlling power motion furniture positioning comprising a physical alert (e.g., to indicate furniture component positioning).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for controlling positioning of power motion furniture comprising:
 A) a controller comprising:
 i) a memory component; 
 ii) a switch configured to set furniture positioning within the memory component; 
 iii) a software component; and 
 iv) a processor; 
   B) an actuator configured to move one or more components of the power motion furniture; and   C) a physical alert means activated by the processor comprising a movement and/or engagement of one or more components of the furniture with the user;   wherein the processor activates the physical alert means by instructing the software component to deploy the physical alert means to indicate a specific positioning of the one or more components of the furniture has been set and/or saved in the memory component.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more components of the power motion furniture is selected from the group consisting of a seat, a backrest, a headrest, a leg rest, a lumbar component, a footrest, and an armrest. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the software component of the controller assigns a counter value that correlates with actuator position. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the physical alert means comprises moving the actuator. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the actuator is moved a number of times equal to a designated user memory number. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the physical alert means comprises a pulse activation of a massage component of the furniture. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the massage component is pulsed a number of times equal to a designated user memory number. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the movement is selected from the group consisting of a back and forth movement, a side to side movement, a telescoping movement, an outward or inward movement, a sideways movement, a pulse, and a cycling movement. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the movement occurs a number of times equal to a designated user memory number. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the movement is selected from the group consisting of a shake, a jog, a jitter, a nudge, a poke, a tickle, and a squeeze. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the physical alert means is independent from a visible alert or signal and/or from an audible alert or signal. 
     
     
         12 . A power motion furniture apparatus comprising a positioning control system comprising:
 A) a piece of furniture comprising one or more components the movement of which are controlled by a powered actuator,   B) a controller comprising:
 i) a memory component; 
 ii) a switch configured to set furniture positioning within the memory component; 
 iii) a software component; and 
 iv) a processor; 
   C) a means for setting and saving a specific positioning of the one or more components of the power motion furniture within the memory storage means; and   D) a physical alert means comprising a movement of one or more components of the furniture, wherein the physical alert means is activated by the processor to indicate to a user that a specific positioning of the one or more components of the power motion furniture has been set and/or saved in the memory component, wherein the processor instructs the software component to deploy the physical alert means.   
     
     
         13 . The power motion furniture apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the piece of furniture is selected from the group consisting of a chair, a loveseat, a sofa, a sectional, a theater seat, a bed, a cot, and a vehicle seat. 
     
     
         14 . The power motion furniture apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the powered actuator is an electrically powered actuator.